Amunhotep III (Part 1): The Birth of a God.
Amunhotep III (Neb-maat-Re) came to power in mid-1400 BCE. He was twelve-years old, but already he had spent years being groomed for power. Today we explore the birthing myth and the childhood of one of the greatest pharaohs in history.
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- Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
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Select Bibliography:
- Hellmut Brunner, Die Geburt des Gottkönigs, 1964.
- Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
- Charles Cornell van Siclen III, “The Accession Date of Amenhotep III and the Jubilee,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1973.
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